Animal-check.



W. L. BEAR.

ANIMAL CHECK.

APPLICATION FILED DEO.27,1910.

Patented Apr 25, 1911.

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.To all it ,tive mennsi of novel 'eonst-rnction"Lion-pre SirlpS of a rackM eIythe nniinul is feeding either by passinghehveen -fcnce" \'\'ircs of jumping the salmo .f Y 5 The invention consists of q hook of penuliar form adapted togbe sec-u odtoithe f frt' loge or septum of ananimnls nose,-

venting stock from leaving on inelosur'e ii being adapted to engage-the inelosingje lea men-ts of a' stockade or'fenee n'hile'ntgtho' same time not interfering with the animals grazing'on feeding, the hook embodyingn guard to prevent. its onthing thefslats on therefrom.

The invention consists anthem-e1 fen:

- tures, details of constrnetion 'and combinm tion'ofparts, which hereinafter will bo'gn'iore particularly set. .forth.- illnst rated in the a\(:-' ironipanying drawing, and pointed out in" the I '.From tl 1e oreg9ing description, tnkenjn appended claims.

Referring to the drawing,- form'ing a "print of the application, F igure; 1 is o. side view ofvn. device 'for the .pnrpo'se aforesaid om- 7 bodying the imention, showing thesinne upplied. Fig. 2. is a. pers wcti've view of the hook and nose-ring. 3 is a front-view of the hook." 1-' Corresponding and like parts are referred to in the following-description. nnd Eindi-- the same.=referenoe characters. g

outed in all the :views -,of the drawing; by

' The checkcomprises a rodorishu nlr ,1 aneye-2 atone end of therod a hookflkitthe? opposite end of the-rod and ucrosslba'rai' at t the extremity of thebill of theihook jfor ming a gnard, seid oifosseherextending d hke' distance, upon opposite side'sjof itheihodk; A nose ring 5 serves u-etlnchingngeons for? securing the check totheeptum-efienrtilage of the animals nose,-snid,.rihg?bemg 90111- rnble and adapted ow r.have:- the pa rts' m ajde to "trhil upoh the ground and. fliereby jnoti :bndgj'a pr 'the\nose." Brior w iacingnthe,

'ringfi n position inthenose'theieyepi-the' check-isfitted thereon. The nose'rm'gywh n,

din-position ha'ngsim frontof thenosejrens-le f 'versel thereof, 'thei ebv' hol'ding thei; .55.'

with the' hook 3 extending {orvqardIy I"1fi-- po-*- sitio'n. to positively engage s'wire fo'r elemen ttempt-s to jump over thejfence or 'to' -pa between thewires or elements thereof." The check is adapted tetswing freely upnfithef, 1

nosering toward andfrom the month, hencen whengrazing the hook is thrownforward interfere with pasture-Q fe'eding.'- when the. head'of the. animnl is-held mipositionfsojr" that. the hook is clzir ofthe gron'nd'the 'checkf i oecnpies n sentient positionffwith' the'fhook '3fl1- extending oi'wardly\,m asito make certain;

sure by; -leap1ng over the fenceor passin'g between the wire-s'thereofii The-.'eros's.ba'r 4 constitutes ..a glinrd, which prevents the hook paissing 'bet weenthe slats -orstrips' of a rack when; the imimal is feedingtherefromlw w I desire tohave-it understood that. the= de-.:

yieeshown ismerelyilliistrhtiye, had that v such changes may be made when desired [as are-withini the of the-claimsqppended -il .00 Havin thus d ibedii'he inventionwhat 'is e10. as,new',is;- -j 1. fnn animal Echeck consist ng ofj-oa' adepted'?to.-be*eonn'eeted-to the-nose e o enimil and "having a fhook at o'ne-endg i" "haiin o cross barintrthe extremity-attire billo the. hook to -form a guard? 2. An an mal cheek-*for the 'ong: 1gement thereof with-.th fnce -fiwire 79' 1 -should the animal attempt to leai'e'theincloi 

